1. Not high; being at or having a relatively small elevation or height
   "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow"; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"
    
2. Less than normal in degree, intensity or amount
   "low prices"; "the reservoir is low"
    
3. Used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
   "His low, gravelly voice was instantly recognizable"; "The low-pitched hum of the refrigerator was barely noticeable";
   - low-pitched
    
4. Low or inferior in station or quality
   "a low cottage";
   - humble, lowly, modest, small
    
5. Subdued or brought low in condition or status
   "brought low";
   - broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated
    
6. No longer sufficient
   "supplies are low";
   - depleted
    
7. Unrefined in character
   "low comedy"
    
8. Of the most contemptible kind
   "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak";
   - abject, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy
    
9. Filled with melancholy and despondency
   "low at the thought of what he had to face"; "low-spirited at the thought of what he had to face";
   - gloomy, grim, blue [informal], depressed, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth [informal], low-spirited
    
10. Very low in volume
    "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf";
    - low-toned

1. In a low position; near the ground
   "the branches hung low"

1. A low level, position or degree
   "the stock market fell to a new low"
    
2. An air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
   "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow";
   - depression
    
3. The lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
   "He shifted into low gear to navigate the steep hill";
   - first gear, first, low gear
    
4. A depressed mood or situation
   "She experienced a low after finishing her big project"

1. Make a low noise, characteristic of bovines
   "The cows lowed in the pasture";
   - moo

1. British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)
   - David Low, Sir David Low, Sir David Alexander Cecil Low

Sounds like: lose, l, lo

Derived forms: lowest, lowing, lower, lows, lowed

See also: alto, baritone, bass, contemptible, contrabass, contralto, debased, deep, deficient, degraded, degree, dejected, depressed, devalued, double-bass, down, flat-growing, grade, ground-hugging, height, humble, inferior, insufficient, level, little, low-altitude, low-growing, low-level, low-lying, lowset, low-set, lugubrious, nether, pitch, reduced, rock-bottom, short, soft, squat, tallness, throaty, under, underslung, unrefined

Type of: air mass, cartoonist, degree, emit, gear, gear mechanism, grade, let loose, let out, level, utter

Antonym: high

Part of: auto [informal], autocar [archaic], automobile [N. Amer], car, cyclone, motor [Brit, informal], motorcar, wheel [informal], whip [US, informal]

Encyclopedia: Low, Nicholas